What we learned from WWE Hell in a Cell 2015

Sunday night’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view from the Staples Center in Los Angeles featured its share of surprises. It was headlined by the final match in the Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar rivalry and seemed to feature the final chapter in several ongoing storylines.

Here’s everything that happened and what it all means.

In a rematch of a hastily thrown-together six-man match from RAW, this replacement Kickoff Show match (thanks to Randy Orton’s injury nixing Orton and Dean Ambrose vs. The Wyatt Family) saw the good guys coming out on top thanks to a superkick, giant swing and the Red Arrow from Neville onto King Barrett for the victory.

What we learned: Ziggler’s burgeoning feud with the just-debuted Tyler Breeze was given lip service, so that’s probably still the program they’re going to go with. That’s a big positive, especially where fans of Breeze are concerned.

The most important thing about this match was the STARDUST SECTION at ringside, featuring the Cosmic Wasteland of Stardust and The Ascension, which appeared to poke fun at the ongoing CESARO SECTION in arenas around the world. So it looks like a Cesaro vs. Stardust feud is about to get going, which can only mean good things.

In other news, King Barrett took the pinfall. The song remains the same.

In a massive surprise, Alberto Del Rio made his return to WWE, introduced by the also-returning Zeb Colter.

The former world champ (and current reigning AAA Mega Champion) picked up a massive first win back when he answered Cena’s U.S. Open Challenge and got the pinfall after a big kick to the head ... the same move that won him his first WWE world title.

What we learned: Del Rio, fired after an altercation with a racist WWE employee, is now back and being managed by Colter, the former racist patriot, because wrestling is awesome.

Cena is taking a couple months off and if anyone was going to pick up a surprise win over him for the title, Del Rio is pretty much a perfect choice.

In the first of two Hell in a Cell matches on the card, Reigns and Wyatt put an end to their five-month-long feud. The Wyatt Family was not present during the match, so it ended up being the two men having a tremendous match and making the most of the PG-era Hell in a Cell stipulation, using tables, chairs and kendo sticks. Reigns finally put Wyatt away with a spear to get the pin.

What we learned: These two guys have great chemistry together and continue to make the future of WWE look bright. Reigns will likely gear up to start his run toward the main event of next year’s WrestleMania, while Wyatt will be pointed at someone else with his revamped Wyatt Family at full strength.

The New Days were without Xavier Woods on Sunday night. (Storyline-wise, he was injured by the Dudleyz putting him through a table. In real life he was getting married.)

Even without their favorite tromboner, they still managed to be just sneaky enough to pick up the win, hitting Bubba Ray with the trombone and then with Kofi’s Trouble in Paradise.

What we learned: Sadly, we were deprived of Kofi Kingston’s promise to play D-Von’s head like a bongo drum if they won, but this feud is far from over. The Dudley Boyz are still seeking their record 10th WWE tag title and they could very well win the belts at Survivor Series next month ... or in a tables match at TLC in December.

In her first title defense, Charlotte successfully fended off the former champ, getting the tapout with the Figure Eight. All other Divas were banned from ringside during the match, allowing the focus to be on the match between the two women.

What we learned: The Divas continue to bring the goods in the ring, which will always help make up for sometimes lackluster storylines. This was a big win for Charlotte and now the Divas can move on to the next stage in the storyline, with someone else challenging for the title. Maybe Sasha Banks?

After the match, Becky Lynch and Paige ran out to help Charlotte celebrate, with the announcers suggesting that Team PCB is back together. So once again, things are weird with Paige. Looking forward to several weeks of that storyline playing out ... or not.

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In a bit of a foregone conclusion, Rollins retained his title by pinfall after hitting Kane with a Pedigree.

What we learned: Well, Corporate Kane has lost his job as Director of Operations as a result of this match. Ostensibly, this means Rollins’ ego will go unchecked and we’ll probably see a lot more of Demon Kane as an active wrestler.

Rollins, like Reigns, will begin retooling for the Road to WrestleMania, which begins in just two months. Hmmm, interesting: Rollins and Reigns in similar situations ...

Owens once again used the rules to his advantage, sticking himself between the ropes and kicking Ryback while the referee forced a break, then hitting the pop-up powerbomb to get the pin.

What we learned: With a pair of decisive victories over Ryback, both the champ and the challenger should move on to new feuds now. But will they? Tune into RAW to find out!

In the final match of their modern-era trilogy, Undertaker and Lesnar let it all hang out. They both bled, which is a serious anomaly for modern-day WWE. They hit each other with everything and had the match you hoped they would have.

In the end, Lesnar survived everything the Undertaker dished out. He also got revenge by hitting UNDERTAKER in the downstairs demons and hitting him with a third F5 to get the pin in the rubber match.

After the match, Bray Wyatt and the entire Wyatt Family came out to attack the Undertaker. They beat him down and then carried him away to end the PPV.

What we learned: Brock Lesnar continues to make everything incredible. He also remains the one and only dude who can bleed in WWE. And bleed buckets. And make each of his matches feel important. As frustrating as pro wrestling can be at times, thank goodness we have Brock Lesnar. If you missed this match, make sure to watch it. If you saw it, watch it again.

Brock Lesnar can now do basically anything, including challenge for the world title that he never lost in the first place. As for Undertaker, he’s now officially involved in a feud with the Wyatts. This would seem to set up a four-on-four match at the Survivor Series ... which just so happens to be the 25th anniversary of Undertaker’s debut.

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